1. The House of Lords
Reforms
Aims of the lesson
•To understand the four arguments for
reforming the HOL.
•To apply our knowledge to a real essay
question.
•http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12409426

2. Elect, select or reject
• http://www.youtube.com/user/UKParliament
#p/a/u/2/WLN23AXoDTI
• What are the key arguments the teams use?

3. Identify reasons why the House of Lords could be said
to be undemocratic. 10 marks
• Undemocratic because it’s unelected
Need reasons…
• Un representative
• Doesn’t reflect the HOC
• Unaccountable, no recall
And detail…
• The PM can put his party in/ power of patronage
• Information on current events
And the other sides of the argument
 Reform proposals
 Reasons why it is arguably democratic

4. • Home work
• “The House of Lords is undemocratic and
ineffective” Discuss.